Neponset, IL is a small village located in Kankakee County. It has a long history of political involvement and community activism. The politics of Neponset are largely centered around local issues, such as economic development, education, and public safety. Local residents often come together to discuss these issues and have their voices heard by their elected officials. Elections for the village’s board of trustees take place every four years and are open to all registered voters in the village. During election cycles, candidates focus on informing voters about their stances on local matters and seeking out their support. All voters are encouraged to participate in these elections and help shape the future of Neponset’s government.
The political climate in Neponset, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, IL is moderately conservative. In Bureau County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bureau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Bureau county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Neponset, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Neponset, Illinois: r R d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Neponset, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)